Police are looking for a 34-year-old man who allegedly assaulted an MSU police officer on campus last month. MSU police say James Devon Lackey shoved an officer who approached him before fleeing the third floor of the MSU-Detroit College of Law building on Aug.
Some MSU students have mixed reactions to the racial discrimination complaint the NAACP filed in the end of August against Florida's education system. The complaint by the NAACP Florida State Conference of Branches wants to stop use of statewide assessment tests until there is no achievement gap between minority and white students.
White airplanes flew far and high Saturday afternoon, speeding past bustling shoppers as part of 88.1 The Light's Ready to Fly Paper Airplane Contest. The contest, part of a promotion for Christian pop band FFH's Ready to Fly tour, took place at Meridian Mall in Okemos. Participants of all ages were invited to make and fly a paper airplane to compete for tickets to the FFH concert and an ice cream sundae party with the artists. "Our son loves to make paper airplanes," said Trish Payne of her son Jordan.
Lansing - Residents from across the state gathered for a special cause on Saturday at the Michigan Foster and Adoptive Parent Association's first 5K Run/Walk and Family Day at Potter Park.
The Like Young put on such a turbo-charged performance at Mac's Bar Saturday night, guitarist Joe Ziemba started bleeding during "Even If It's Getting Late" - which was only the group's second song."My finger started bleeding," Ziemba said after his show at Mac's, 2700 E.
The Hillel Jewish Student Center hired a new rabbi. Rabbi Elazar Meisels will work in East Lansing on Mondays, teaching classes and meeting students. Meisels is head of the Dirshu Institute of Jewish Education in Oak Park, where he lives with his wife and four children. "I very much look forward to meeting and working with the students and adding my own personal touch to the warm environment already found at Hillel," Meisels said in an e-mail sent to students involved. He welcomed students to visit him at the student center at 260 Charles St.
He's been on the team only a short time and few Spartan fans know his name. But as No.
About 20 people congregated outside Student Services Friday in a final push for students to reclaim the $5 State News tax included in their tuition.
MSU attacked from every angle Saturday against Rutgers, but despite putting up 44 points, the victory was anything but easy. It took the Spartans almost 28 minutes to grab the lead from the Scarlet Knights, who opened up the scoring early with a 65-yard passing touchdown just two-and-a-half minutes into the game. Head coach John L.
Detroit's net was very inviting to the No. 19 MSU women's soccer team Sunday afternoon.MSU (3-1) defeated Detroit 4-0 in a game MSU women's soccer head coach Tom Saxton said was the type of offensive effort his team needed.
Online class enrollment at MSU is up for the sixth consecutive year, and faculty and students say they have an idea why.Susan Selke, a professor of packaging, said online courses are often better suited to accommodate students' busy schedules."Most of the students in my classes are people who can't be on campus, so the online classes are a way for them to get an otherwise inaccessible education," Selke said.The university also is offering a wide range of new courses and degree programs.John Sougstad, a social work instructor, said he has been teaching graduate-level courses at MSU for nine years.
After reading the article "Rep. works to restrict sexuality curriculum," (SN 8/26) about how state Rep.
The No. 25 MSU volleyball team continues to dominate the volleyball world. South Carolina and North Carolina were MSU's victims over the weekend. MSU defeated the host school South Carolina 30-19, 24-30, 30-17 and 30-28 on Friday night to improve to 4-0 on the season. The team was paced by three players, led by junior opposite side hitter Michelle Kopka with 14 kills.
I am jealous of everyone who lives in East Lansing and has the ability to see our Spartans compete.
While some MSU students sat poolside at the IM West swimming pool Friday night, Kelsey Onkka didn't let the crisp, cool breeze stop her from diving in.
The recent women's soccer player hazing incident is just another example of a pointless tradition that needs to be stopped.
The sound of elementary-, middle- and high-school girls screaming filled Eastern High School's Don Johnson Fieldhouse, 220 N.
The only clothing remaining on Justin Guttridge is a modest thong. The Grand Ledge native thrusts his pelvis and shakes his butt, hoping he will be able to court some money for his striptease. Women and men begin to scream and yell as Guttridge performs a highly erotic dance of sensual moves. Daring customers sprawl out on the hardwood floor with money clinging from their teeth at Club X-Cel, 224 S.
At this moment, I am suffering from a severe sore throat, fever and the remnants of a migraine-proportion headache.